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EP 1 567 953 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 31.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/35 (21) Application number: 03780102.4 (22) Date of filing: 02.12.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/30 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/013589 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/051507 (17.06.2004 Gazette 2004/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 02.12.2002 US 307903 (71) Applicant: SAP AG 69190 Walldorf (DE)	(72) Inventor: SCHMITT, Bernd 76646 Bruchsal (DE) (74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte  Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)